Best Sound in Movies

[crashguy]

What do you think of comparing best sound effects in movies?

Here's my list:
- Best Bass in a movie - Pearl Harbor - Oklahoma Explosion of battery
- Best Overall Sound Quality - Top Gun (new 6.1 ed)
- Best use of the Surround Speakers - Rules of engagement beginning battle sequence

What are your favorites in these or other categories of sound??

[Leprkon]

One that has some surprisingly great sound is Thirteen Ghosts.

[zyepod]

I do like Pearl Harbor, and would like to see Top Gun 6.1... I like Master and Commander. In this movie not only will the Cannon sounds rock your room, but you can hear the wood chips flying all over the ship when they are hit. You can hear the men running on the upper deck... great to me. Another is Return of the Kings 6.1 DTS the sound really moves around the room...

[crashguy]

Yes, Master and Commander had great sound. I actually own that one, and I should have added it to my list as well. The cannon fire is incredibly realistic, complete with the "BINGGGGG" sound of the cannon as it fires. Great sound design on that movie.

[20to20K]

Spiderman 2...the operating room scene with Doc Oct was amazing on my
Polk LSi's and Velodyne sub. My 12 year old was terrified...more for the sound than the images. OK...I admit, I was a little bothered as well...

The train battle scene had great sound as well...

Unexpectedly the sound on Fahrenheit 9/11 was pretty intense as well.
Not the best I've ever heard, but wasn't expecting much in way of sound
from a documentary was was pleasently surprised!

[Peppy]

There so many excellent soundtrack in the past 2 year...but the most recent one...Master&Commander should be one in the best 3 off every one. The first few moment, when the sailor walk inside the ship, if I close my eyes I can almost fell the ship sailing, if it would last a bit more long it miss only the smell of warm, wet wood ......and I would be sea sick!

[dr.sound]

Peppy,
Yes "Master and Commander" was a very fine mix. As a matter of fact that mix won an award at "The Cinema Audio Society" last year. Go to the C.A.S. webpage here to read up about what Mixers of these movies think about what is an award winning mix.
Here is a link: http://www.cinemaaudiosociety.com/

There are pictures and some good reading about the C.A.S.
The C.A.S. is having a banquet next month (Feb) and the ballots are out to our members for voting to see what the 5 best sounding movies are. That 5 will then be narrowed down to 1 winner. I will post here some more information about who the nominees are.

Marti D. Humphrey C.A.S.
Secretary of The Cinema Audio Society

[Peppy]

I am happy that I'm not good enough to be one of the judge on that type of panel. Choosing the best one in so many well craft soundtrack movie would tear me apart. It's depend so much on how good the equipment you have on hand but also the characteristic\type of the movie play a big role. For example a Sci-Fi type movie can bring in 10 minutes a lots more possibility to than a drama type movie that last 90 minute, and yet the few passage in a drama movie "could" be the best soundtrack.

Cheer and good luck !

[WorkerBee]

Hard for me to say "the" best but Spiderman 2 is good when he shot that web...........it "sounded" sticky. During that new movie IRobot.....man, it seemed like the sub really didn't stop pounding through the whole movie.. What Zye said about the cannon thing...holy cow you could hear the cannonball coming towards you before it came crashing through the walls of the ship and when it did, get ready to dodge the splinters. Peppy mentioned "feeling" the ship sailing and the wood creaking and rocking back and forth just as if you were there.

[squid413]

The matrix lobby scene is a good scene for audio.